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Pharmacy is a noble and sacred profession committed to the cause of health care of human beings. The pharmacist is a vital link between the doctor and the patient.


Pharmaceutical Ethics

Pharmacy is a noble and sacred profession committed to the cause of health care of human beings. The pharmacist is a vital link between the doctor and the patient. He is charged with the responsibility of providing professional services of high order to the community at large by ensuring production of Quality Medicine and their sale and distribution to the consumers.

The pharmaceutical Ethics encompasses the code of moral principles or the science of morals which is concerned with human character. The pharmacist of today is a drub-maker, drug-dispenser, drug-custodian, patient-counsellor, drug-researcher and drug-educator and above all a honest and patriotic citizen. The techno-professional background of the pharmacist gives him/her the confidence of providing services with ethical approach to the satisfaction of patients. The sacred values are required to be cherished and professed by the pharmacist.

Government restricts the practice of pharmacy to those who qualify under regulatory requirement and expects the pharmacist to fulfill his/ her professional obligations honorable and with due regard for the wel1 being of the society.

 

Pharmacist's Oath

(As approved by the Pharmacy Council of India)

I swear by the Code of Ethics of Pharmacy Council of India in relation to the community and shall act as an integral part of health care team.

I shall uphold the laws and standards governing my profession.

I shall strive to perfect and enlarge my knowledge to contribute to the advancement of pharmacy and public health.

I shall follow the system which I consider best for pharmaceutical care and counseling of patients.

I shall endeavour to discover and manufacture drugs of quality to alleviate sufferings of humanity.

I shall hold in confidence the knowledge gained about the patients in connection with my professional practice and never divulge unless compelled to do so by the law.

I shall associate with organizations having their objectives for betterment of the Profession of Pharmacy and make contribution to carry out the work of those organizations.

While I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of Pharmacy respected by all, at all times!

Should I trepass and violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot!

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